Shelf container for film strip

ABSTRACT

A CONTAINER THAT HOLDS FILM STRIPS AND RELATED MATERIAL FOR SHELF STORAGE AND DISPLAY. THE CONTAINER IS BOX-LIKE IN CONSTRUCTION, BOOK-SIZED, AND SUPPORTS ONE OR MORE FILM STRIP CANISTERS IN APERTURES ALONG A NARROWER PORTION ADAPTED TO STAND UPRIGHT AND FACE OUTWARDLY FROM A SUPPORTING SHELF. A LARGE OPENING IS ADDITIONALLY PROVIDED FOR RECIEVING MATERIAL RELATED TO THE FILM STRIP OR STRIPS, SUCH AS PAMPHLETS, TAPE CASSETTES, OR THE LIKE.

y 11, 1972 s. D. STROTHER 3,675,932

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United States Patent O 3,675,982 SHELF CONTAINER FOR FILM STRIP SeldonD. Strother, 3251 Meadowbrook Blvd., Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 FiledNov. 12, 1970, Ser. No. 88,529 Int. Cl. A47b 97/00 U.S. Cl. 312-278Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A container that holds film strips andrelated material for shelf storage and display. The container isbox-like in construction, book-sized, and supports one or more filmstrip canisters in apertures along a narrower portion adapted to standupright and face outwardly from a supporting shelf. A large opening isadditionally provided for receiving material related to the film stripor strips, such as pamphlets, tape cassettes, or the like.

BACKGROUND OF 'THE INVENTION Field of the invention This inventionrelates to receptacles and more particularly to containers adapted tohold film strips and related printed or sound media for shelf storageand display.

Prior art The present trend today toward the use of audiovisualmaterials for instruction and for independent study by students has ledto the development and use of the socalled media library or resourcecenter concept. In the media library or resource center, all teachingmaterial, print and non-print are brought together at a centralizedlocation, making them accessible to students and teachers. The varioustypes of resource materials available for enhancing the educationalprocess and typically found in a modern resource center or media libraryinclude film strips, slides, audio tapes, disc records, transparencies,book (including paperbacks), pamphlets, eight millimeter films, artprints, and the like. For optimum accessibility, these materials arebest stored on open shelves of the resource center. Further, all typesof media on a single subject should be shelved at a single location bothfor convenience and to apprise the students of the availability of thedifferent materials as he searches the shelves. While books andpamphlets are readily indexed and stored on shelves, shelf storage formany non-print materials is awkward, wasteful of space, and sometimesimpractical due to the nature of the materials. This is especially trueof film strips. Typically, film strip canisters are merely boxed andstored in a cupboard or other off-the-shelf location. As a result, theavailability of the film strips may remain unknown to those searchingthe shelves. In addition, the boxes themselves are not convenient touse, do not readily indicate to the librarian or to a student whether ornot the film strip is within the box, and are often of somewhatelaborate and relatively expensive construction. Furthermore, there isno convenient way to assure that the film strips remain associated withspecifically related subject matter, such as accompanying pamphlets orrecordmgs.

3,675,982 Patented July 11, 1972 The present invention relates to acontainer that provides open shelf storage for film strips, in the samemanner that a book is stored on a shelf. The container holds a pluralityof film strip canisters exposed to view and removable from the containerwithout the necessity of opening the container or, for that matter,removing the container from the shelf. In addition, the container isconstructed to hold related source material, such as a tape cartridge,pamphlets or the like, thereby keeping all related material together.Along with these advantages, the container is also inexpensive and canbe readily assembled from a flat blank, which facilitates both theshipment of the containers for subsequent assembly and also theconvenient storage of a supply of containers at a resource center, wherethe librarian can assemble the container, apply the necessary indexingindicia, and transfer film strips from cartons or boxes to thecontainer, for shelf storage.

Containers embodying the present invention are generally box-like,narrow in width, being slightly wider than a film strip canister, andapproximately book size so that they can be conveniently stored on alibrary shelf while occupying a minimum of space. A preferredconstruction is readily fabricated from a prescored blank of foldablematerial, such as heavy carboard, and includes a narrow front walladapted to stand up-right during storage, and which corresponds to theback or spine of a book. The front wall has one or more apertures of asize and shape adapted to receive a film strip canister or is scored toprovide blanks that can be pressed out of the front wall, to providesuch apertures. The apertures are typically circular and verticallyaligned, of a size to snugly receive film strip canisters with thelarger diameter cover portion remaining outside of the container,exposed to view.

A relatively large opening, typically at the back of the containeropposite the front portion that corresponds to the back or spine of abook, provides access to the interior of the container and serves toreceive pamphlets, tape cassettes, or the like. By providing a small liparound this aperture, additional reinforcement is provided to thecontainer to aid in withstanding pressure from all sides, and the needfor a cover is eliminated. Optionally, at somewhat additional expense, acover can be provided.

In a preferred embodiment, the front wall containing the apertures isinclined at an acute angle relative to a bottom supporting surface. Thisnot only aids in retaining the canisters in the aperatures, but alsolocates them more conveniently to view on shelves lower than eye level.

By providing score lines for apertures, rather than prepunchingapertures, along the front surface, only those apertures that are toreceive film strip canisters need be completed, when the container isassembled. This has the advantage of indicating, whenever an aperture isempty, that a canister belongs in the container, but has been removedfor use.

A particular advantage of the present invention is that it permitsstorage of film strips on book shelves, with other source material, in anatural sequence, to facilitate the indexing of such film strips intothe Dewey-decimal or other library classifications used for printedsubject matter.

It will be apparent from the above that a principal object of thepresent invention is the provision of an inexpensive yet sturdycontainer that will facilitate openshelf storage of film strips togetherwith related source material alongside books and other printed material,and which will expose the film strip canisters to direct view and forconvenient removal, without the necessity of opening the container. Thisand other objects, features and advantages of this invention will becomemore apparent from the detailed description that follows, whenconsidered in connection with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a plan view of a blankformed to be foldable into a shelf container for film strip canistersand related pamphlets and tape cassettes;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a shelf container formed from the blankof FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the blank of FIG. 1, takenalong the line 33-, with the apertureforming blank intersected by theline 3-3 removed; and

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of a second embodiment of a shelfcontainer, having a modified cover and back construction.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS With reference to thedrawings, FIG. 1 shows a flat blank for forming a container orreceptacle adapted to hold film strips in canisters and related printedor sound media, for shelf storage and display. Preferably, from thestandpoint of cost, acceptable strength and durability, minimum shippingweight, and ease of assembly, the blank is constructed of heavycardboard. Alternatively, the blank may be constructed of othermaterials, including thin sheet metal, plastic, or other suitablematerial. When the blank 10 is folded and the panels secured together, acontainer 10 is formed, as shown in FIG. 2.

Referring now to both FIGS. 1 and 2, the blank 10 and formed container10 are comprised of two side panels 12, 13, a base panel 14, a frontpanel 16, a top panel 18, and a back panel 20, all connected andpreferably of one-piece construction. Each of the two side panels 12, 13are in the shape of a trapezoid in the preferred embodiment. The sidepanel 12 has a top edge 22 parallel to a bottom fold line 24 that formsthe bottom edge of the trapezoid side panel 12. The top edge 22 isshorter than the bottom fold line or edge 24. Side panel 12 also has aback edge 26 perpendicular to the top and bottom edges 22, 24, and afold line 28 that forms a front edge at an acute angle with the bottomedge 24.

The side panel 13 is of identical size and shape to the side panel 12,but in mirror-image relationship. Thus, the side panel 13 has a foldline 30 forming a top edge and a fold line 32 parallel thereto, forminga bottom edge. The top edge 30 is shorter than the bottom edge 32. Afold line 34 forming a back edge is perpendicular to the top and bottomedges 30', 32. A front edge 36 joins the top and bottom edges andextends at an acute angle to the bottom edge 32.

The rectangular base 14 lies between the two side panels 12, 1'3, and isformed by the fold lines or edges 24, 32, and by a back edge 38 and afront edge 40. The back edge 38 is a straight-line extension of the backedge 26 of the side panel 12. The front edge 40 extends contiguous withthe front edge 36 of the side panel 13, but at an angle thereto, thefront edge 40 being parallel to the back edge 38. Preferably, the foldlines 24 and 3-2 are scored or formed of spaced cuts, or creased tofacilitate folding the side panels 12, 13 along the fold lines intoparallel relationship, in a direction upward from the plane of the blank10 as shown in FIG. 1, i.e., toward the viewer.

The rectangular front panel 16 is co-extensive with the side panel 12along the fold line or front edge 28. The fold line 28 is scored,weakened or otherwise constructed to facilitate the folding of the frontpanel 16 relative to the side panel 12.

The top panel '18 is co-extensive with and attached to the side panel 13along the fold line or top edge 30, which is constructed similarly tothe fold lines 24, 28 and 32. The rectangular back panel 20' isco-extensive also with the side panel 13, along the fold line or backedge 34 and is attached thereto, the fold line 34 being constructedsimilarly to the fold line 30.

To facilitate securing the aforementioned panels together to form thecontainer 10, the front, top and back panels each have flaps. The frontpanel 16 has flaps 42, 43, 44 on the three sides that are not contiguouswith the side panel 12. The flaps are adapted to be folded inward, i.e.,upward in the orientation of FIG. 1, and to be overlapped by the panels18, 13 and 14, respectively. Each of the flaps 42, 43, 44 of the frontpanel 16 is defined by a fold or score line 46, 47, 48, respectively.

In a similar manner, the back panel 20 has flaps 50-, 51, 52 defined byfold lines 54, 55, 56, respectively, and adapted to be folded upwardfrom the plane of the blank 10, in the orientation of FIG. 1, at rightangles to the panel portion 20, and to be overlapped by the top panel18, side panel 12, and bottom panel 14, respectively. The top panel 18has a flap 58 formed by a fold line 59 parallel to the fold line or edge30. The flap 58 is adapted to be folded upward at right angles to thepanel 18. When the blank 10' is assembled into the container 10", theflap 518 overlaps the top edge 22 of the side panel 12, extends alongthe outer upper surface portion of panel 12, immediately adjacent to theedge 22. By overlapping the flap 58 on the outside surface of the sidepanel 12, the flap can be secured with a suitable adhesive, withoutrequiring access to the interior of the container, assuming that thepanel 18 is that last panel to be folded into position, during assembly.Alternatively, the flap 58 can be inserted into the interior of thecontainer, so as to lie adjacent the edge 22 of the side panel 12, to besecured to the interior surface of the side panel, if access to theinterior is provided during assembly through the back panel 20, as willbe apparent subsequently from the construction of the back panel 20'.

In addition to the flap construction of the front panel 16, additionalcurved spaced cuts 62 are provided, forming a plurality of circularblanks 63. Each blank, when removed, forms an aperture 64 (see FIG. 2),suitable for holding a film strip canister C. In the embodiment shown,six such score lines 62 are provided along the length of the panel 16,spaced uniformly and providing a marginal portion along opposite sides,adjacent the fold lines 28 and 47. In the preferred embodiment shown,adapted to receive film canisters having a one and onehalf inchdiameter, the blanks 63 are scored to have a one and one-half inchdiameter, are spaced apart on 1 and three-fourth to two inch centers,and the width of the panel 16 is approximately two inches.Alternatively, rather than providing score lines 62 to form blanks 63for subsequent removal, the apertures 64 can be directly formed duringthe manufacture of the blank 10. It is preferred, however, to providethe blanks 63 for subsequent removal, because with that constructiononly those blanks required for the particular film strips to be storedin the particular container need be punched out. In this manner, in use,an empty or open aperture 64 will be an indication that a film stripcanister belongs in the container, but has been removed.

Two strips 66, 67 are secured to the inside surface of the panel 16 andextend along the length thereof. The strip 66 extends along the foldline 28 and the strip 67 extends along the fold line 47. As best shownin FIG. 3, these strips are of a width that extends part way across sideportions of each aperture 64 or blank 63. The strip 66 has alongitudinal fold line 68 and the strip 67 has a longitudinal fold line69, which are located between the apertures 64 or cuts 62 and theadjacent respective fold line 28 and 47. Each stri is secured, as by asuitable adhesive, to the inside surface of the panel 16 only .alongthat portion of the strip between the respective fold line 68 or 69 ofthe strip and the adjacent longitudinal edge 28 and 47, respectively.With this construction, the unsecured portion 66a and 67a of each stripcan be folded inwardly of the panel 16 in assembled condition, as willbe apparent from FIGS. 2 and 3, when a film stri canister C is insertedinto an aperture 64. The overlapping portions of the strips will bepushed inwardly by the canister out of overlapping position with theapertures. This is indicated by the dotted line position in FIG. 3.Inherent resiliency of the material forming the strips 66, 67 will holdthem biased against the sides of a canister C inserted into theaperture. If it is desired, each portion of the strips 66, 67 thatoverlaps individual apertures 64, can be made to function independentlyfrom the rest of the strip, by providing cuts laterally of the strips,from the unsecured side edge to the fold line 68, 69. In this manner,when one portion of each strip is biased inwardly or forced inwardly bythe insertion of a canister C, the remainder of the strip portions willremain in overlapping condition. This assures that the strip portionsadjacent each aperture will function to securely hold the individualcanisters, rather than being held in a removed position by one or moreother canisters, which tends to reduce the contact pressure against theside of a particular canister.

The back panel 20 has a scored or pre-cut rectangular shaped aperture75, adapted when removed from the back panel 20, to form an opening oraperture into the container As shown in FIG. 1, the edges of the blank75 are spaced inwardly from the adjacent edges of the panel itself, andare parallel thereto. The portion of the back panel between the edges54, 55, 56 and 34 of the panel and the blank 75 provides a partialtransverse rear wall to the container 10 after the blank has beenremoved and adds rigidity and reinforcement to the container to hold theside panels 12, 13 apart against lateral forces, and also serves toretain pamphlets, cassettes, and the like within the container, yetprovides an opening to the interior.

It is contemplated that the outside surface of the blank 10 can beprinted with a color or pattern, or may be covered with a decorativesheet of paper, cloth or the like for appearance purposes.

As will be evident from the above description, the blank 10 is formedinto the container 10' by folding the side panels 12, 13 in an upwarddirection in the orientation of FIG. 1, toward the viewer, so that whenthe front panel 16 is folded at right angles to the panel 12, the strips66, 67 will be on the inside of the container. The front panel 16, theback panel 20, and the top panel 18, are all folded upward in theorientation of FIG. 1, perpendicular to the panels to which they areattached, and the associated flaps of the front, back and top panels arefolded inward, i.e., upward or toward the viewer in the orientation ofFIG. 1, at right angles to the panels to which they are attached, exceptfor the two flaps 42, 44 associated with the front panel 16. The flap 42is folded to form a somewhat greater angle than a 90 degree angle andthe fla 44 is folded to a somewhat smaller angle than a 90 degree angle,due to the inclined angular relationship of the front edges 28 and 26with the planes of the bottom panel 14 and top panel 18. Typically, theangle of the front panel 16, to the bottom panel 14 will be between 60degrees and 90 degrees, preferably about 75 degrees.

All of the flaps of the front and back panels are overlapped by theadjacent front, side or bottom panel, when the container 10 is formed,so that the flaps are positioned within the interior of the container10'. This enhances the appearance and has the further advantage ofavoiding externally exposed flap edges that would be subjected totearing, loosening or catching or adjacent books, pamphlets or othercontainers on a shelf. In the event the back panel opening blank 75 isremoved prior to assembly of the container 10, the fla 58 can also bepositioned inside the container, since access to the interior can beobtained through the aperture formed by the removal of the apertureblank 75. It will be understood that access to the interior, eitherthrough the top or the back aperture, is desirable during assembly sothat pressure can be applied to the inside as well as the outside of thecontainer in adhering the flaps to the adjacent panel. The flaps may beprovided with a suitable adhesive limited to the flap area and appliedby the manufacturer, or the blanks can be provided without adhesive, theadhesive being applied at the time of assembly. Adhesive, if providedoriginally on the blank, may be of the self-adhering type, covered witha protective but readily removable covering, or alternatively may be ofa dry, water-activated type typically used'on envelope flaps, or of someother suitable type. Prior to or after assembly, the front apertureblanks 63 and the back aperture blank 75 are punched out, but only theaperture blanks 63 are removed that are necessary to accommodate thenumber of film strip canisters desired to be stored in the particularcontainer 10.

In use, the container is placed on a shelf, upright like a book, withthe front panel 16 facing outward. One or more canisters C are insertedinto apertures 64 that have been formed, and are held in place by theflaps 66a, 67a. Canisters are typically inserted bottom end inward, upto the cap, which is of larger diameter and prevents the canisters fromsliding completely into the container. Associated pamphlets, cassettesor the like .are inserted into the container through the back opening75. If desired, a separate means for holding tape cassettes can besecured to the inside of the container, as to the inside surface of oneof the side panels 12, 13. For example, a preformed plastic receptaclecan be placed within the container 10' or a cardboard bracket or pocketcan be formed to receive and hold the cassette. Canisters, when heldwith the covers outside the front panel 16, are retained both by gravityand the flaps 66a, 67a. When one of the canisters has been removed, itis readily apparent due to the presence of the empty aperture 64. If allof the blanks 63 have not been removed the number of canisters, if any,that are in use can be readily determined.

A modified construction 10a is shown in FIG. 4, identical to thecontainer 10' of FIG. 2, except that the original blank is formedwithout a :back panel 20 so that the container has a completely openback portion defined by the side panels 12, 13, the bottom panel 14, andthe top panel 18. A separate back closure or cover is provided, oftelescoping construction of double thickness and rectangular shape,having an extending portion 81 adapted to telescopically slide withinthe back aperture of the container, so that an outside layer 82 abutsthe back aperture in a flush relationship, providing an attractive andsecure cover or back for the container 1011'. By virtue of the backcover 80, the container 10a is somewhat sturdier than the container 10'and the back of the container is completely closed. On the other hand,the embodiment has the disadvantage that the cover cannot be shippedfiat, without necessitating substantial additional assembly steps toform the container.

From the above description, it will be seen that an economical anduseful shelf container has been provided, that receives and stores filmstrip canisters and at the same time displays the canisters and providesstorage for related material so that both the film strips and therelated material are located together at a convenient place on a shelf.The container can be labeled and cataloged externally, on the frontsurface, if desired. To the extent that labeling on the front panel 16is desired, additional height may be provided, without increasing thenumber of aperture blanks 63 so as to provide a portion of the frontsurface available and useable only for labeling. In the preferredembodiment, the blank 10 can be shipped fiat to a library or resourcecenter, stored conveniently until needed, and then be easily assembledby the librarian or resource center director, for receiving filmcanisters and associated materials. This container makes it possible tokeep all media relating to a given subject on a book shelf, in properlocation with other material in the resource center or library.

While preferred embodiments of this invention have been disclosed indetail, it will be understood that various modifications may be madetherein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionset forth in appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A container adapted to stand on a book shelf or the like andconstructed to support and display one or more film strip canisters,said container being in the form of a box-like structure that is narrowrelative to its height and depth and comprising two parallel, laterallyspaced, thin, side wall portions connected by relatively narrow and thintransverse wall portions, including one wall portion adapted to faceoutwardly from a supporting shelf on which said container may be placed,said one wall portion and at least one side wall being continuous andintegral, the juncture therebetween defining a right angle, and one ormore apertures extending through said one wall portion of a widthsubstantially large with respect to the width of said one wall portionand shaped to receive a film strip canister in a snug fashion with aportion of the canister extending through said one wall portion into thecontainer and a portion extending outward from said one wall portion.

2. A container as defined in claim 1 including tabs secured within thecontainer adjacent said one wall portion with a non-secured edge portionat least in part overlying said one or more apertures and serving tofrictionally engage a canister received in an aperture.

3. A container as defined in claim 1 wherein said one wall portionextends the height of said container and forms a front wall thereof,said transverse Wall portions include a flat portion adjoining saidfront wall portion and adapted to form a support base and wherein saidfront wall portion is fiat and is inclined at an actuate angle relativeto said base.

4. A container as defined in claim 3 wherein said transverse wallportions include a further flat portion forming a back and adjoiningsaid base at an opposite end thereof from said front wall portion, saidback having a central aperture extending a substantial portion of thelength and width thereof, providing both transverse reinforcement and anopening to the interior of said container.

5. A container as defined in claim 1 wherein said side Wall andtransverse wall define an opening to the container between said sidewalls and said container further includes a cover member in partreceived in telescoping fashion in said opening between the side wallsfor closing said opening.

6. A container as defined said wall portions are one piece and formed ofcardboard.

7. A container adapted to stand on a book shelf or the like andconstructed to support and display one or more film strip canisters andto contain related matter, such as printed and recorded matter, saidcontainer being in the form of a box-like structure that is narrowrelative to its height and depth and comprising two parallel, laterallyspaced, thin side wall portions connected by relatively narrow and thintransverse wall portions, including one wall portion adapted to faceoutwardly from a supporting shelf on which said container may be placed,said one wall portion and at least one side wall being continuous andintegral, the juncture therebetween defining a right angle, said sideWall and transverse wall portions defining an opening to the containerbetween said side walls, and a plurality of perforations in said onewall portion delineating blanks which, when removed, provide aperturesshaped to receive film strip canisters in a snug fashion with a portionof the canister extending into the container and a portion extendingoutward from said one wall portion.

8. A container as defined in claim 7 wherein said trans- 8 verse wallportions include a fiat portion adapted to form a support base andwherein said one wall portion is flat and is inclined at an acute anglerelative to said base.

9. A container blank adapted to be folded or bent into a box-likecontainer that will stand on a book shelf or the like for supporting anddisplaying one or more film strip canisters and for containing relatedmatter, such as printed and recorded matter, said blank having at least'five connected panel portions defined by score lines, including twoidentical shaped side panel portions adapted to form parallel,transversely spaced, side walls and three rectangular-shaped transversewall portions adapted to adjoin one another to form three connectedtransverse walls between said sidewalls, a plurality of flaps extendingfrom panel portions of said blanks for securing adjacent panel portionstogether, and a plurality of aperture-delineating score lines in one ofsaid transverse wall portions adapted to facilitate the selectiveforming of apertures therein that will receive and hold film stripcanisters.

10. A container blank as defined in claim 9 wherein said side panelportions are in the shape of trapezoids, with one of two non-paralleledges of each being perpendicular to the two parallel sides thereof andthe other of said non-parallel edges of at least one said side panelportions adjoining the transverse wall portion that contains theaperture delineating score lines.

11. A container adapted to stand on a book shelf or the like andconstructed to support and display one or more film strip canisters andto contain related matter, such as printed and recorded matter, saidcontainer being in the form of a box-like structure that is narrowrelative to its height and depth and comprising two parallel, laterallyspaced, side wall portions connected by relatively narrow transversewall portions, including one wall portion adapted to face outwardly froma supporting shelf on which said container may be placed, said side walland transverse wall portions defining an opening to the containerbetween said side walls, one or more apertures in said one wall portionof a width substantially large with respect to the width of said onewall portion shaped to receive a film strip canister in a snug fashionwith a portion of the canister extending into the container and aportion extending outward from said front wall portion, and tabs securedwithin the container adjacent said one Wall portion with a non-securededge portion at least in part overlying said one or more apertures andserving to frictionally engage a canister received in an aperture.

12. A container blank adapted to be folded or bent into a box-likecontainer that will stand on a book shelf or the like for supporting anddisplaying one or more film strip canisters and for containing relatedmatter, such as printed and recorded matter, said blank having at leastfive connected panel portions defined by score lines, including twoidentical shaped side panel portions adapted to form parallel,transversely spaced, side walls and three rectangular-shaped transversewall portions adapted to adjoin one another to form three connectedtransverse walls between said sidewalls, a plurality of flaps extendingfrom panel portions of said blanks for securing panel portions together,and at least one aperture-defining boundary in one of said transversewall portions of a size and shape suitable for receiving and holdingfilm strip canisters.

13. A container blank as defined in claim 12 wherein said side panelportions are in the shape of trapezoids, with one of two non-paralleledges of each being perpendicular to the two parallel sides thereof andthe other of said non-parallel edges of at least one said side panelportions adjoining the transverse wall portion that contains theaperture-defining boundary.

14. A container adapted to stand on a book shelf or the like andconstructed to support and display one or more film strip canisters,said container being in the form of a folded cardboard structure that isnarrow relative to its height and depth and comprising two parallel,laterally spaced, thin, side wall portions connected by relativelynarrow and thin transverse wall portions at least some of which areinterconnected through tabs, including one inclined wall portion adaptedto face outwardly and upwardly relative to a supporting shelf on whichsaid container may be placed, and one or more apertures extendingthrough said inclined Wall portion of a width substantially large withrespect to the width of said inclined Wall portion shaped to receive afilm strip canister in a snug fashion with a portion of the canisterextending through said inclined wall portion into the container and aportion extending outward from said inclined wall portion.

15. A container as set forth in claim 14 further including means toreceive and hold a tape cassette.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS JAMES T. McCALL, Primary Examiner'US. Cl. XtR.

